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Consequently , the nodes are perpetually advancing or receding with unequal velocity ; but , as a compensation is not effected , their motion is , on the whole , retrograde . With regard to the variations in the inclination , it is ...
Consequently , the nodes are perpetually advancing or receding with unequal velocity ; but , as a compensation is not effected , their motion is , on the whole , retrograde . With regard to the variations in the inclination , it is ...
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( N. 92 ) of the satellites ; consequently they affect their eclipses , and have a very great influence on their whole theory . The satellites move so nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , which has a very small inclination to bis ...
( N. 92 ) of the satellites ; consequently they affect their eclipses , and have a very great influence on their whole theory . The satellites move so nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator , which has a very small inclination to bis ...
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... and earth produces the Evection : it diminishes the excentricity of the lunar orbit in conjunction and opposition , thereby making it more circular , and augments it in quadrature , which consequently renders it more elliptical .
... and earth produces the Evection : it diminishes the excentricity of the lunar orbit in conjunction and opposition , thereby making it more circular , and augments it in quadrature , which consequently renders it more elliptical .
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moon's orbit contracts , and less time is necessary to accomplish her motion — its period , consequently , depends upon the time of the year . In the eclipses the Annual Equation combines with the Equation of the Centre of the ...
moon's orbit contracts , and less time is necessary to accomplish her motion — its period , consequently , depends upon the time of the year . In the eclipses the Annual Equation combines with the Equation of the Centre of the ...
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